CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who developed the three levels and stages of morality describing moral development in children?
A
Francis Mandeville
B
Lawrence Kohlberg
C
John Dalton
D
Renee Descartes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, a comprehensive stage theory of moral development based on Jean Piaget’s theory of moral judgment for children (1932) and developed by Lawrence Kohlberg in 1958.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kohlberg’s theory proposes that there are three levels of moral development, with each level split into two stages. Kohlberg suggested that people move through these stages in a fixed order, and that moral understanding is linked to cognitive development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory claims that our development of moral reasoning happens in six stages. The stages themselves are structured in three levels: Pre-Conventional, Conventional and Post-Conventional.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Theory of Moral Development is a very interesting subject that stemmed from Jean Piaget’s theory of moral reasoning. Developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, this theory made us understand that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be affected by several factors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lawrence Kohlberg, (born October 25, 1927, Bronxville, New York, U.S.-died January 17, 1987, Boston, Massachusetts), American psychologist and educator known for his theory of moral development.

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